Improvement in bottle-stoppers



U. G. ROUMILLAT. Bottle-Stopper.

No. 222,158. Patented Dec. 2518-79.

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ULYssEs o; ROUMILLAT, or FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-THIRDor HIS RIGHT ro GEORGE c. BAHNTG or SAME rLAcE.

IMPROVEM ENT 'IN BOTTLE-STOPPERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 222,158. dated December2, 1879 ;'application filed To all whom it may concern Be it known thatI, ULYSSES C. ROUMIL- LAT, of Florence. in the county of Burlington andState of South Carolina, have invented a new and valuable ImprovementinBottle-Stoppers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a'full,clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of thesame, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of thisspecification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings are perspective representations of myinvention. Fig. 3 is a part sectional view of the stopper insertedint-he neck of a bottle and turned over upon it; and Fig. 4 is a vertital sectiouofifistopper. i

Heretofore stoppers of vulcanized rubber havebeen made hollow, and witha shoulder. A stopper of this construction requires a tool for theinsertion and withdrawal ofthe stopper into and from the bottle-neck.Also, a rubber cap for sealing bottles and jars has been so constructedthat only the edge of the central projection touches the inner edge ofthe bottle-neck, and is required to be held in when the edge is turneddown to claspthe outside of the bottle-neck. Also, a rubber stopperhaving a space for a cork core, and

down around the neck of the bottle, but not braided on its edge, and notfirm enough to maintain its form, even if turned up to be used as a cup,has been used as a bottle-stopper.

These devices or stoppers do not fulfill the conditions, of my stopper,and are unlike in construction.

This improvement relates to a device in which I combine abottle-stopper, a measurer, and a cap for the bottle, as will behereinafter The novelty consists in a stopper formed of elastic andflexible material, of such shape as to enter and gripe the neck of thebottle, said 7 stopper being chambered in its upper portion and headedat its upper end, the chambered portion being sufficiently strong tomaintain September 4, 1879.

fully set forth, and pointed out in the claim.

On the accompanying drawings, B repre-.

usualdoses; and the quantity which it will contain may be molded on orin the side of the stopper when .it is manufactured. -Jlfhernethod q atac n 9. se ur y proved combined bottle stopper, measurer, and cap, isas follows: The stopper is inserted in the neck of the bottle to asufiicient depth, the sides of the chamber A are pressed over its neck,and the head a upon the chamber portion of the stopper grasps the collaror shoulder 1) upon the neck of the bottle'and prevents the stopperfrom. coming out. \Vhen in this position it also forms an auxiliarystopper, which will prevent the contents of the bottle being lost shouldthe lower part of the stopper be too small, or defective.

The head a on theupper part of the stopper is for the purpose of givinggreater stifl'ness to the upper part of the chamber A, and renders thegrasp upon the neck of the bottle more secure when it is turned downupon it.

By the use of this device kid and other devices used to cover the corkand retain it in place are dispensed with; and in packing bottlesprovided with the hereiu'described device the lids of the boxes may bepressed down upon them without driving the stopper into the bottle, andthe sides of the stopper have sufiicient elasticity to prevent breakage,and will hold the bottle firmly in place against displacement.

If desirable, the lower portion and sides 0 the stopper maybe coatedwith some material to prevent the rubber from coming in contact with thecontents of the bottle.

its form when used as a cup, an dieing capa- The quantity of material ina bottle-stopper bio of reversion, as will be, hereinafter moreconstructed as hereinbefore described is considerably less than thatcontained in rubber corks of the same size, and the saving of the rubberis an important item in reducing the cost of manufacture.

What Iclaiin as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A stopper consisting of a piece of elastic and flexible material, andthus adapted in form to enter and gripe the neck of the bottle,chambered in its upper portion and headed at its upper end,the chamberedportion being snfhereunto subscribed my name in the presence of twowitnesses.

ULYSSES O. ROUMILLAT. Witnesses:

J. I. ROACH, THOS. H. GmBEs.

